Hurricane Florence made landfall in North Carolina Friday morning as a Category 1 storm and weakened to a tropical storm later in the day. Here's what we know.

• The first fatalities of the storm were reported Friday afternoon. A mother and infant were killed when a tree fell on their house in Wilmington, N.C., police said. Wind gusts up to 105 mph had been reported in Wilmington.

WPD can confirm the first two fatalities of Hurricane #Florence in Wilmington. A mother and infant were killed when a tree fell on their house. The father was transported to NHRMC with injuries. https://t.co/FC5PAhuxig

A woman in Pender County, N.C., also died of a heart attack after rescue crews couldn't reach her because of trees blocking the road, authorities said. In Lenoir County, a man died when he was electrocuted while trying to connect extension cords outside in the rain to power a generator, and another person died after being blown down by the wind while checking on his hunting dogs, according to CBS, which cited authorities there.

• Florence made landfall at 7:15 a.m. near Wrightsville Beach, N.C., with estimated maximum winds of 90 mph, the National Hurricane Center reported. It dropped to tropical storm status later in the day with maximum sustained winds of 70 mph.

• In New Bern, N.C., also on the Neuse River, flooding stranded about 150 people who needed to be rescued, officials reported.

Currently ~150 awaiting rescue in New Bern. We have 2 out-of-state FEMA teams here for swift water rescue. More are on the way to help us. WE ARE COMING TO GET YOU. You may need to move up to the second story, or to your attic, but WE ARE COMING TO GET YOU. #FlorenceNC

• Significant flooding is expected through the weekend. One high-resolution model suggests that up to 50 inches of rain could fall in the area where Florence made landfall by Sunday, according to the Washington Post.